"Weird ?" I asked, acting confused "and The O' Great spirit queen has questions for the little ol me ?"
"Yes." she said as She moved, For the first time since her manifestation. she stepped out of the chalk circle. Every movement was like a slow-motion ripple on a pond.
She stood directly in front of me, her tall 170 cm height towering over my short 145 cm frame. I had to tilt my head back just to keep eye contact.
Keep your eyes on her face, Tyler, on her face! I told myself Otherwise if I looked straight ahead, my line of sight might just fall somewhere like mountains or a canyon, where I absolutely shouldn't look. Absolutely Not!
Can't afford to offend a spirit queen now, can I ?
Ahem! Horny thoughts Begone!
Thankfully, my eight-year-old hormones hadn't caught up to my adult brain yet. Biology was the only thing keeping me as a 'gentleman' right now. But Men will still be Men, Right ?
"Tell me" she leaned in a bit and said.
Don't lean! woman! are you fucking testing me!
"Why ? Why do you have that mark?" She finally asked the main question.
Mark ? What mark ? I don't know any Mark. Do I have something on my face ?
"Tell me, Boy. Why is it that you have her mark." She asked with a voice more intense than before.
"....what mark are you talking about ?" I asked with genuine confusion.
"Don't play stupid games with me, Boy. Don't forget I am a water spirit myself and not to mention, the queen herself." she said again with more seriousness in her voice.
"And I am telling you," I said, matching her intensity, "that I have absolutely zero knowledge of any mark or whatsoever. If you can see it, then that means you should know more about it than I do."
She stayed silent for a bit. Maybe a bit stunned by seeing me talk back to her.
"Hmm.. Did l made a mistake ? No, That shouldn't be..." She stroked her chin in deep thought and Looked at me intensely. Her eyes glowed lightly.
Ugh... Why does it feel like she is stripping me with her eyes ? Is she looking into my soul ?
Oy! Woman! That's fucking breach of privacy.
She looked at me for a full ten seconds. For those seconds one pair of beautiful blue elegant eyes and one pair of confident amethyst purple eyes were looking at each other without blinking.
Finally, she blinked.
"Hmm... No, it is clearly there but You don't seem to be lying either," she said in a still suspicious voice.
"That's obviously because I'm not," I snapped, letting out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding.
"Hah... Yes, yes. I suppose so." She let out an exhausted sigh, looking less like a divine ruler and more like a weary office worker who had just realized they were looking at the wrong file. She looks ...relieved ?
Was it really that serious of a situation ? What mark can make a spirit queen that restless ?
"Since you don't know anything about it, there's no point in pressing you any further," she said, waving a hand dismissively.
"Good ....then ?" I asked with a relieved Sign after she finally calmed down.
"Then what ?" She asked tilting her head slightly in a cute way.
"My Contract! What about my spirit contract ?" I asked the most important question. I nearly shouted, gesturing to the glowing mess of chalk on my floor.
"Oh! Right, I almost forgot about that! Hehe" she said like a little girl who just made a mistake.
You forgot ?! And don't 'Hehe' me!! woman! although it's Cute, I have to admit but still Don't!
The proud queen from before who was threatening me is nowhere to be seen anymore. Was that coldness just an act ? Or was she just anxious ? Then, this is her real personality?
"Ahem! Relax, Boy. I am joking, Do i look that Forgetful ?" she faked a cough and said "now you have two options, boy. Consider them carefully!"
Yes, Unfortunately for me, You do!
"Choices ?" I asked, crossing my arms. I wasn't about to be led by the nose, even by a spirit queen. Even if she is hot chick!
"...I Just felt like you thought of something rude, But being the Generous Queen I am, I shall forgive you. So, Yes, your first choice is that I will give you a chance to choose a spirit among the best and strongest available high tier water spirits in the spirits realm, as a compensation for my intrusion." She said.
That's an attractive offer if i am being honest and normally it is an option that i would choose in a heartbeat. That is, if I was really after power.
"and the Second option ?" I asked, my voice flat.
"Patience kid, your second choice is..." She hooked a thumb toward her own chest, her expression radiating a level of self-assurance that bordered on the divine. "Me!"
Wow... I am not even surprised, anymore.
It might've been better if she had kept her proper queen act. This chick is getting way too comfortable in way too little Time!
"You ?" I asked for confirmation.
"Yes, since I am already here, I will make a pact with you. Although I must warn you beforehand, this choice comes with severe consequences."
Since you're already here ? Yeah, Nice try, Woman. No one will buy that Lame Excuse. I myself am Pretty Damn sure that's a lie. She most likely just wants to keep a close eye on me to find clues about that Mark or Whatever.
"Consequences, you say ?" I asked for Confirmation.
Well, I expected as much. No way in hell, Everything in my life will go smoothly. That's asking for just too much. Impossible!